Biographies

Judith - - - - the poorest mark in chemistry exam, and she decided to - - - - much more.

• learnt / succeed

• took / focus on

• won / cry

• got / study

Choose the appropriate words to complete the sentence:

Sheila - - - - the highest score in the math competition, and she planned to - - - - even harder.

• achieved / work

• lost / relax

• failed / cry

• skipped / play

Carla - - - - Mark’s umbrella because she - - - - hers in the library yesterday.

• borrowed / forgot

• broke / needed

• bought / found

• liked / broke

Professor Barclay didn’t pay university fees when he was a student at Harvard University because - - - -.

• he received a scholarship to study at Harvard

• the University gave him PhD degree

• he studied hard to be successful

• he spent lots of money to study

Why did David leave the meeting earlier than the others?

• He arrived late

• He wasn't feeling well

• He had another appointment

• He didn't enjoy the meeting

Fill in the blanks with the correct words:

Tom - - - - the race, and he decided to - - - - for the next one.

• won / train

• lost / give up

• watched / sleep

• quit / study

Bernard Lucas Feringa worked on the development of molecular machines. Thanks to his achievements, he - - - - the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2016.

• had influence on

• was supported by

• was awarded

• invented the machine for

Salvador Dali moved to Madrid when he was 17 to - - - - because he was perfectly good at painting.

• get married

• spend money

• study fine arts

• meet some scientists

Albert Einstein was a physicist. He - - - - in physics when he died at 76.

• had extraordinary success

• moved to London to study

• graduated from the university

• wanted to win the Nobel Prize

Because I - - - - money, Susanne paid for all food.

• didn’t want

• found some

• didn’t have

• earned some